Facebook was reportedly forced to remove as many as 20,000 posts relating to a conspiracy theory surrounding PepsiCo snack foods after the company filed an interim order to block references to the theory in the Delhi High Court in New Delhi, India.
As America’s reigning pop princess, Taylor Swift has unsurprisingly landed a major football halftime show. But it is not the one you may be thinking of.
Model Kendall Jenner drew the ire of her followers and social justice advocates on social media this week after captioning a photo with a “fist” emoji that some users complained was not close enough in color to her actual skin tone.
Model Kendall Jenner has again found herself at the center of social media backlash, this time over her selection as the cover star of Vogue India‘s tenth anniversary issue. The 21-year-old model and social media star appears on the cover of
Friday on his nationally syndicated radio show, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh was skeptical the Democratic Party was on the ascendency given the party’s lack of a bench. Limbaugh said things were bad enough for Democrats that their branding problems were
Pepsi’s woes over a badly-received, social justice-themed Kendal Jenner TV commercial are continuing as the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is reportedly considering suing the soft drink giant over the faux police patches worn by actors in the video.
Are leftists upset because Pepsi’s ad appropriated their tradition of protest to sell soda, or because Kendall Jenner was nice to a policeman?
German body and skin care brand Nivea has ended its “White Is Purity” advertising campaign following intense backlash from social media users who accused the company of racism.
Pepsi pulled its politically-charged, protest-themed soda commercial Wednesday following massive online backlash and also apologized to model Kendall Jenner, who starred in the two-and-a-half minute spot.
Model-actress Kendall Jenner and soda giant Pepsi came under harsh criticism on social media Tuesday for a new commercial that appears to use the backdrop of politically-charged protests to hawk more soda.
The Venezuelan military has invaded and seized a food distribution center in Caracas used by national food and beer corporation Polar, as well as American companies Nestle and Pepsi. 12,000 tons of food, six million liters of soft drinks, and 2,000 jobs are now at risk in a nation suffering major food shortages and a collapsed economy.
Supporters of a new tax on sugary drinks in London are promoting it on the grounds that it will save the NHS in London £39 million over the next twenty years. But their own figures show that it would cost
The most senior judge in the EU has told Commission President Jean Claude Juncker that his job is to “defeat Euroscepticism”. Vassilios Skouris, the President of the Court of Justice, made his comments at an event which was supposed to
NEW YORK (AP) — Will Katy Perry be a firework at the Super Bowl? Will she show them what she’s worth? Will she let her colors burst? NFL announced late Sunday — after rumors swirled for weeks — that the
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has tried to knock back calls for him to resign over the “Lux Leaks”, an investigation which revealed how Luxembourg arranged secret deals with hundreds of companies to avoid tax. At a bizarre impromptu press
Controversial EU President Jean Claude Juncker is facing calls to resign amid allegations he presided over tax tourism when he was Prime Minister of Luxembourg. Leaked documents seem to indicate that potentially illegal tax breaks were given to multinational corporations
The U.S. electoral system is a farce. It is controlled with the same mastery with which Coke and Pepsi dominate the soda market. It is sold to the American public as if the free and open exchange of ideas is
LOS ANGELES–Lots of folks ride horses in the Los Angeles area, but this past weekend, L.A. got a taste of high-level equine competition usually reserved for the East Coast. L.A. has world-class Thoroughbred racing, but Spruce Meadows in Calgary dominates the world
When Anheuser-Busch speaks, the NFL listens. The leading television sponsor of the last five Super Bowls has chastised the league for its handling of player misbehavior. Video of three-time Pro Bowler Ray Rice knocking out the woman he subsequently married,
Details are emerging about the murder case brought against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. The grand jury met 24 times and reviewed some 272 pieces of evidence in a 2012 double murder. Hernandez stands accused in the
Amazing America with Sarah Palin has brought a lot of characters into our homes this season. The new Sportsman Channel program has featured sharpshooters, pro wrestlers, pastors, and craftsmen. It’s been unique, funny, interesting, and enjoyable. The season finale of the
Bob Dole may have made tens of thousands of dollars for appearing in an erectile dysfunction television ad back in the 90s, but Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) Republican primary challenger, J.D. Winteregg, lost his job. Winteregg lost his adjunct teaching
Chicago Tribune: A West Garfield Park man was ordered held on no bail Sunday after prosecutors say he brandished a gun at convenience store employees and customers because he was angered over the tax he had to pay for a
CHICAGO, April 14 (UPI) — A Chicago man who claimed he was “tax exempt” and didn’t have to pay the 22-cent sales tax on his $1.79 two-liter of Pepsi allegedly pulled a .22 caliber submachine gun to avoid forking over the
In their continued silliness, the stealth Citizens for Health (i.e. Citizens for Sugar) is advising that “High Fructose Corn Syrup Named the #1 Ingredient to Avoid for National ‘Read Your Labels Day.’” From their press release: Consumer advocate group Citizens
Actor Rob Lowe of Brat Pack fame doesn’t want to restrict himself to any one political party. Yet he has no qualms describing the role government should have in our lives. Lowe opened up about his Brat Pack days, the
For struggling soda companies like PepsiCo, munchies, not fizzies, are the business of the future. The beverage giant posted yet another quarter of mixed results, after quarter upon quarter of dowdy sales of carbonated drinks, especially in the US. Beverage
(via RCP Video): MEGYN KELLY: You’re somebody who has been defending the concept of this law and health insurance for, reportedly it was going to be for 31 million Americans, now we’re told we’re going to have 31 million Americans
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So I’m floating on the Hudson River with the Denver Broncos. The party boat borrowed from a late-’90s rap video serves as a strange backdrop for a team that repeats variants of their coach’s assertion, “We’re on a business trip.”
Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson has quit her role as an “ambassador” for Oxfam International after the global charity criticized her for appearing in a Sodastream commercial that was prepared for the Super Bowl. Sodastream, an Israeli company that manufactures do-it-yourself
NEW YORK (AP) — PepsiCo Inc. is making a $1 million donation and streaming a live concert Friday to benefit injured military veterans and their families. The company said it would stream a show featuring comic Jon Stewart and country
FOX claimed the ad is too racy because it shows Johansson stripping out of a bathrobe, but SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum told USA Today that FOX declined the commercial because of Johansson’s closing line, “Sorry, Coke and Pepsi”…
Scarlett Johansson knows a thing or two about viral videos. The Avengers star is the focus of a new SodaStream commercial set to air this weekend during the Super Bowl telecast. The spot for the soda alternative hardly seems like
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says it is conducting new studies of the safety of caramel coloring in soft drinks and other foods, even though previous research has shown no identifiable health risk. The agency’s announcement comes
